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The Food Distribution Division has been making deliveries of USDA food products to assist disaster relief feeding efforts. This photo was taken today in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Source: NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh NC.

NCDA&CS Ready to Move into Communities to Assess Damage, Assist in Recovery

October 12, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Brian Long, NCDA&CS The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is ready to dispatch inspectors and field forces to assess damage to the state’s agriculture industry and to ensure food is safe […]

Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Joe Reardon, left, talks with Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, right, NC Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten and Kristen Hess of HH Architecture on Sept 1 2016 before a stakeholder briefing about the planned Agricultural Sciences Center. Source: NCDA&CS.

New NC Ag Sciences Center to Cost $94 Million: Architect Announced

September 2, 2016 Kay Whatley

NCDA&CS Announced Their Selection of HH Architecture to Design the New Center — $94 Million Project is Funded through Connect NC Bonds Released by Brian Long and Kent Yelverton, NCDA&CS HH Architecture of Raleigh has been selected to design […]

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The Strange-ness: Dolphin Deaths Increase in 2013

August 16, 2013

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report on dolphin deaths in the mid-Atlantic region. Unusual Mortality Event (UME) has been declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Mid-Atlantic region from early July 2013 through August. […]

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The Strange-ness: Fruitcake Longevity

November 15, 2017

Fruitcake: people love it or hate it. The multi-colored cakes were preserved with alcohol in “the old days” which protected them from spoilage, and the dried, candied fruits staved off mold by having , low […]

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Artist Plans “Hug Huddle” Art Event in London and Denver

March 13, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Do you feel like you could use a hug? How about a hug that connects people across the globe? On Monday, March 26, 2018, British artist Stuart Semple is inviting the public […]